🌱 Patch AM: Could your Eden Prairie nonprofit receive up to $1,500 this year?

Good morning Eden Prairie! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Could your Eden Prairie nonprofit receive up to $1,500 this year?
• See which new hearing-tech patents involve Eden Prairie's Starkey Labs

Also on today's calendar: Watch the Beekeeper! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 61.
• Friday: Breezy; a strong p.m. t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Time to apply for Lioness Lions Club donations (eplocalnews.org) — Nonprofits serving Eden Prairie can now apply for Eden Prairie Lioness Lions Club donations of up to $1,500, with applications due Oct. 31, 2026 and funds distributed in January. The club has long supported local groups like PROP, Meals on Wheels, and Eden Prairie Local News, and invites organizations improving community life to email their requests.
   

• Ear device patents for July 2026 (hearinghealthmatters.org) — Several July 2026 hearing-technology patents are tied to Eden Prairie–based Starkey Laboratories, including innovations in ear‑worn devices, gesture control, and hearing aid systems. The article spotlights a University of Pittsburgh invention for better hearing screening, then runs through a detailed list of new ear-device patents from companies worldwide, underscoring rapid advances in hearing health tech.
   

📸 Around Eden Prairie

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Eden Prairie

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Don't Let That Hold You Back Book Tour with Annie F. Downs in Eden Prairie! →
  Grace Church, 9301 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Eden Prairie Noon Rotary Meeting →
  16396 Wagner Way, Eden Prairie
  12:00 pm
• Senate & House District 49 Candidate Forum →
  8080 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie
  6:30 pm
• Trajectories Performances
  EPHS Auditorium
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Watch the Beekeeper! →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  10:30 am
Sunday September 13
• Music in the Garden →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  1:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Glass Pumpkin Patch - OPENING NIGHT! →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  4:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Scarecrows, Pumpkins & Fun! →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  8:00 am
• Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  9:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  9:30 am
Sunday September 20
• Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  10:00 am
• Music in the Garden →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  1:30 pm

📣 Eden Prairie Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm looking for a Nerwork spinal Analysis.
  Chiro using the innate, like Donny Epstein's training in my area to do a session in a hospital room. Please send referrals. (Nextdoor Golden Triangle)

• The Right Staff, LLC posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Processor in Eden Prairie. Apply here.
• Illinois Tool Works Inc posted a job opening for Machinist - 1st Shift in Eden Prairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Eden Prairie here.

🗞 Nearby News

Edina

• HOM Teal Strides for Ovarian Cancer walk and run set for Sept. 19 in Edina (hometownsource.com)
• COLUMN: Suddenly, everybody boy is trying out for soccer (hometownsource.com)
• Braemar Arena hits frozen ground, delays east rink opening (kare11.com)

Minnetonka

• Tonka's 'King of Diamonds' still going at 53 (hometownsource.com)

Ok Eden Prairie! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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